South Africa’s State Diamond Trader will be presenting an inaugural diamond show in Cape Town from February 2 to 5. Each day of the 2025 South Africa Diamond Show will focus on themes that include... 

London-listed Gemfields said on Wednesday that it would lobby the Zambian government to suspend the newly reinstated 15% export duty on precious gemstones, which would directly impact the emeralds... 

Gemstone miner Gemfields recorded revenues of $46.2-million from its latest auction of mixed-quality rough ruby recovered at the Montepuez ruby mine, in Mozambique. Of the 102 lots on offer, 97... 

A most fundamental human need is to breathe fresh air. Yet, for millions of people working in underground mines across the globe, this is not a given. Now, members of the international ICMM mining... 

London-listed Gem Resources has successfully completed the refurbishment and upgrades to the processing plant at its Gravelotte emerald mine, in South Africa. The improvements included the... 

Emerald producer Grizzly Mining has generated $22.4-million of revenue from its latest auction, held in Dubai. The company offered mid- to high-grade rough emeralds produced from the Grizzly mine... 

Mines using renewable energy are being encouraged to harvest and store heat wasted during minerals processing and to then use its green electrons to close renewables intermittency gaps that come... 

Gemstone miner Gemfields earned total auction revenues of $16.1-million at its latest auction of higher-quality emerald. It sold 30 of the 43 lots on offer, with 141 084 ct of the 200 460 ct on... 

London-listed Gem Resources, formerly URA Holdings, has reported that Phase 1 of the restart at the Gravelotte emerald mine, in Limpopo, South Africa, has been under way for about six months.... 

Stockpiles of mining tyres are beginning to weigh heavily on the environmental, social and governance (ESG) targets of mining companies. Large tyre accumulations visible at some mining operations... 

Water power is there for the taking across a broad spectrum of many of South Africa’s hard-rock underground mines. At a time of high electricity prices, the availability of cooling reservoirs at... 

About 300 people invaded a pit at the Montepuez ruby mine owned by Gemfields Group in northeastern Mozambique on Sunday, CEO Sean Gilbertson said. Two people were shot by police, he said. A crowd... 

Leading mine blasting solutions provider BME today announced a new alignment with Protea Mining Chemicals, which provides one point of contact for two solutions through the BME brand. In this... 

Recycle like there’s no tomorrow were the urging words flashed across the large screen at the thirteenth Oppenheimer Research Conference, where long-time former diamond mining luminary Nicky... 

South Africa needs to transition into renewable energy in a way that continues to protect the country’s energy availability, Eskom chairperson Dr Mteto Nyati told the Joburg Indaba on Wednesday.... 

Dual-listed Gemfields expects to report earnings a share of R11.80 for the six months ended June 30 – a 21% decrease from the earnings a share of R14.90 reported for the first half of 2023.... 

Zambia’s single-largest producing emerald mine, gemstone miner Gemfields’ Kagem emerald mine has achieved more than 7.5-million lost time injury- (LTI-) free hours, which the miner says underscores... 

London-listed URA Holdings, which operates the Gravelotte emerald mine, in Limpopo, South Africa, has had to postpone the first trial sale of gemstones in Thailand, owing to the delay in clearance... 

Only 61% of emeralds on offer at Johannesburg- and London-listed Gemfields' latest auction were sold, resulting in total auction revenues of $10.8-million and an average sales price of $4.47/ct.... 

Johannesburg- and London-listed gemstone miner Gemfields received revenue of $2.3-million from the auction of predominantly commercial-quality sapphire, corundum and commercial-quality ruby from... 

President Cyril Ramaphosa has transferred legislation previously administered by the Mineral Resources and Energy Minister to Mineral and Petroleum Resources Minister Gwede Mantashe and Electricity... 

Virtually every mining house in South Africa is in the process of procuring green electrons, and similar advances are taking place across the African continent, from the Democratic Republic of... 

South Africa’s preparation for a brand new economic future is coinciding with the biggest ever Electra Mining Africa show, which takes place in Johannesburg, from September 2-6. Five interconnected... 

The capital-raising success that emerging copper and zinc mining company Orion Minerals achieved is kindling high hopes that smaller South African shareholders will be facilitated to play a greater... 

Gemstone miner Gemfields has reported total auction revenues of $121-million for the six-month period ended June 30, with demand for rough emeralds and rubies continuing to remain robust. In the... 

Minerals Council South Africa, whose members account for 90% of this country's annual mineral production by value, supports beneficiation where the economics make sense. “Therefore, we welcome the...